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Hakusensha today announced that Fruit Basket another, the sequel to Natsuki Takaya's popular manga series Fruit Basket, will be serialized on its free web manga site HanaLaLa online from September 4. The new series is set in the same Kaibara High ...

It's no secret that Japan has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. There are even popular "suicide spots" within Japan where many people go every year to end their lives. One such area is Tojinbo in Fukui Prefecture, where the tall seasi...

New photos from the highly-anticipated "Eiga Minna! ESPer Dayo! (The Movie Everyone! Are ESPers! )" have been released! The movie will be in theaters across Japan starting on September 4th, 2015 (Fri).

It's been revealed that Momoiro Clover Z member Takagi Reni has fractured her left hand. During rehearsals for the group's one-man lives scheduled to be held on July 31 and August 1 at Ecopa Stadium, Takagi fell down and fractured the distal end r...

The Noragami anime adaptation is getting ready to continue this fall with sequel series Noragami Aragoto. A new promo recently arrived via the series' official website, confirming the staff and cast returning for the sequel and previewing a bit of...

There are only two weeks left until the release of the first live-action Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) film, based on Hajime Isayama's Attack on Titan manga, and a brand new trailer has been revealed.

Fire Emblem: Awakening's Cordelia is getting a 1/7th scale figure. The Pegasus Knight's pose is based on illustrations created for the figure by character designer Yusuke Kozaki, and makes her approximately 240 mm in height.

Thursday is Noitamina day and this week the alt-anime block presented the latest update on the brand's plans for a trio of anime movie adaptations of the works of of Satoshi Itō, a sci-fi novelist who wrote under the name Project Itoh, and who pas...

Ys Net announced on the Shenmue III Kickstarter page on Thursday that Masaya Matsukaze will return to play Ryo in the new game. The Kickstarter announced earlier this month that Ryo's English voice actor Corey Marshall will also return.

Atlus have revealed that they and Muramasa makers Vanillaware are collaborating together for a new HD project. Atlus previously published Dragon's Crown which was developed by Vanillaware, but this project appears to be one that is in co-developme...

One of the least-expected bits of news out of E3 came from Square Enix, who were on a roll with that Final Fantasy VII remake announcement. Of course, that particular project had long been rumored and treated as something of an eventuality by most...

There's a pretty common male fantasy in Japan that goes like this: You're sitting alone in your classroom at lunchtime, when suddenly, a cute female classmate walks up to you. With your heart fluttering and your stomach growling, you find out she'...

5pb have tantalised anticipated buyers of the upcoming "Infinite Stratos 2: Love and Purge" visual novel by showcasing its thrilling opening movie, which is less than shockingly rife with high energy and plenty of service of all kinds.

By Ishaan . July 16, 2015 . 1:05pm In an interview with Famitsu magazine, the developers of Monster Hunter X shared a few more morsels of information on how the game will be different from Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate.

It's been reported that actress Hirosue Ryoko (34) has given birth to her 3rd child. Hirosue made the announcement via her agency on July 17. Below is a translated message from the actress. SEE ALSO: Hirosue Ryoko is pregnant with her 3rd child "A...

Anime Limited has picked up a new summer 2015 anime release as part of their catalog of titles with Chaos Dragon now formally announced for the UK. The company will have a home video release some time in 2016 after the Japanese releases are done a...

We previously posted about the cast members lined up for the Devilman side of the upcoming Cyborg 009 Vs. Devilman anime, set to debut this November in the form of a three-part OVA series. Now it's time to see who's playing who on the Cyborg 009 s...

During a NicoNico live streaming event, the staff of the Pokemon Fighting game, Pokken Tournament, has revealed their latest addition, and it is one fighter fans are definitely waiting to see. The new addition id the Fire/Fighting-type starter, Bl...

By Sato . July 16, 2015 . 9:31am Support Pokémon in Pokkén Tournament are characters that you can call out for help during fights. So far, we've seen the likes of Fennekin and Lapras, and now the developers are asking fans which one they should ad...

The plans for the fall TV anime adaptation of Touki Yanagimi's supernatural battle-themed light novel series AntiMagic Academy "The 35th Test Platoon" have been updates with cast additions, a new visual and news that Afilia Saga ( Hyperdimension N...

Kenji Saito, director of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, sent a tweet out expressing his interest in adapting the popular anime titles Kill la Kill or Berserk into a videogame. This would be interesting.

In time for this fall's 20th anniversary of Neon Genesis Evangelion and the August 25th release of the series on Blu-ray, Monster Hunter Frontier G is launching a collaboration on July 25th featuring plugsuit costumes, EVA 00 and 01 armors, Spear ...

Atelier Sophie: Alchemist of the Mysterious Book is the latest installment in Gust's RPG series, where we'll get to see Sophie become a better alchemist with the wish of wanting to make those around her happy.

Sometimes, we like naming our kids after historical figures like Napoleon and Aristotle, and sometimes, we name them after famous celebrities or after friends and relatives. However, have you ever thought about naming your kids after anime charact...

Chiller, a 24-hour cable TV channel specializing in horror and suspense media, has introduced a 2 hour block of late-night anime programming beginning at 12:00 AM on Wednesdays. The "Anime Wednesdays" block includes: Is this a Zombie?

The official website for the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Fujio Akatsuka's Osomatsu-kun began streaming the first promotional video on Thursday. This is the third TV anime series which was announced last July as a commemoration of what would ha...

An alleged sketch of the Kamen Rider Ghost suit has surfaced online. What makes this image so interesting is that the image is similar to a Kamen Rider Gaim art released prior to the show's premiere. Just like the said art, this Kamen Rider Ghost (?

Student apocalypse anime Gakkou Gurashi has proven to be eerier than anticipated as the show seamlessly transitions from care-free moe antics to horrifying zombie murder at the flip of a switch, quite easily earning itself positive reception from ...

By Ishaan . July 17, 2015 . 9:01am In a blog post on the Red Ash Kickstarter page, the game's art director, Kazushi Ito, shares a message with fans looking forward to the game, and shares a little background on what he feels is special about the p...